Research Advances
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Read the latest research news from Quarterly, the magazine for alumni, friends, faculty and students of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison.
Current Research News
Advance Directives Don't Work for High-Risk Surgery
Madison, Wisconsin - Advance directives that limit the use of life-supporting treatments necessary for patient survival are a poor tool for helping patients express their wishes about surgery, according to a new study led by a University of Wisconsin... Discharge Summaries Play Key Role in Keeping Nursing Home Patients Safe
Madison, Wisconsin - Sending thorough and timely reports to nursing homes when a patient is discharged from the hospital could help promote patient safety during the early days after a hospitalization. Yet, these reports called discharge summari... Implanted Neurons, Grown in the Lab, Take Charge of Brain Circuitry
Madison, Wisconsin - Among the many hurdles to be cleared before human embryonic stem cells can achieve their therapeutic potential is determining whether or not transplanted cells can functionally integrate into target organs or tissues. Writin... New Evidence Links Virus to Brain Cancer
Madison, Wisconsin - Tilting the scales in an ongoing debate, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have found new evidence that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is associated with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the brain cancer that killed Sen. Ed... |
